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h all those clouds moving away from the coastline so no clouds to act as a blanket to keep us warm so we have cold temperatures developing outside this morning. in fact, freeze warnings are up for much of the interior valleys this morning, expecting these temperatures to continue to drop to the 30s and 20s. so a frosty start to the day. under clear skies, we have these temperatures in the 30s and 40s in many spots. 33 degrees in santa rosa. 34 san jose, 38 san francisco. we have seen a little wind to keep the temperatures up but some of the other spots are showing up with temperatures not 20s. this afternoon, cool in the bay area. highs only in the 40s and 50s. how long will this cold weather last? we'll talk more about that in a moment. let's check on elissa harrington in plenty of cold in walnut creek! elissa. >> reporter: it's chilly. i'm wearing layers and people in the bay area are definitely
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going to want to bundle up this morning. we're outside a bank near walnut creek. when we got here it was 28 degrees now it says 31 degrees so getting a little bit warmer but a freeze warning is in effect until 9 a.m. now, 31 degrees not the coldest it's been here in walnut creek. in fact, we hit a weekend low of 23 degrees. the park was covered in frost and crowds were scarce at the walnut creek farmer's market. people who live here are not used to this weather. san jose was 26 degrees on sunday and 22 in santa rosa. the bay area's bundling up, some people who are here but used to live in the colder states say it really isn't that bad. >> i lived in northern michigan. this isn't cold. it's cool but not cold. >> this is a good day in minnesota. this is a great day. we would just wear sweatshirts
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on days like this. >> reporter: four nights in a row we have had a freeze warning in the north and east bay, other areas with a frost advisory. go to cbssf.com for all of those latest temperatures. reporting live in walnut creek, elissa harrington, cbs 5. it's another frosty morning in the is the trust groves in southern california. navel oranges and lemons have apparently survived without much damage but there may be damage to the mandarin crop. nursery owners are on edge. this landscape supply company owner says he was able to save some of his trees. >> we moved our citrus trees young ones undercover night before last. >> farmers and gardeners in southern california still have one more night to worry about the cold snap. it isn't expected to break until tomorrow down south. 5:03. let's check on the roads. >> take it away, elizabeth. >> we'll continue on the weather theme and apparently it
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is impacting some of the roads this morning, as well. it is so cold out there. black ice is reported. a stretch of highway 92 specifically between skyline and half moon bay. so just a heads up. it can get dangerous. you never know when you're going to hit black ice on the road. this is highway 92 near the san mateo bridge. obviously just past the pay gates is where the camera is. everything is flowing nicely, nice and light on westbound and eastbound 92 across the span. let's go to our maps. heads up. if you know anyone who experiences travel delays at sfo things should be normal shortly. 8:00 a closed runway at sfo set to reopen in the next few hours. crews have been making improvements to the one runway that's been causing delays on some weekends as they shut it down. there are planning on shutting down that runway again this coming weekend. but again, 8 a.m., that's when it's going to reopen. mass transit off to a great start no delay for bart, ace, muni, caltrain and ferries.
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ace train 1 got a great start. here's a live look outside milpitas cam 880/237, looks great heading out of milpitas to san jose. similar story farther up the nimitz 880 at oakland no delay between hayward and downtown. that's a check of "timesaver traffic." back to you guys. >> thank you. oakland city leaders are calling for a state of emergency in the city after a deadly weekend. and today, oakland city leaders and police are expected to announce a plan of action on how to deal with the gun violence. five people were shot at on seminary drive last night, multiple people injured, no one killed. there were a total of three nonfatal shootings yesterday. on friday, four people were killed in separate incidents. no arrests have been made. some city leaders say it's time to bring in the national guard to patrol the streets and many residents support that idea. >> even if they make us uncomfortable, anything -- but we are open to exploring ideas.
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>> i'm okay with that. let's do it! two thumbs up on that. let's do it! >> six people have already been killed in oakland so far in the new year. two oakland men accused of a double homicide last fall are expected to enter pleas this afternoon. 15-year-old raquel gerstel and 16-year-old bobbie sartain were shot to death on an east oakland street in late november. court documents show 18-year- old deanty powell has admitted shooting the two friends, 19- year-old anen to i don't know edwards charged with being an accessory to the murders. a rape suspect facing charges after allegedly assaulting a woman in her apartment in san francisco. police say 25-year-old jovan jones of marin city assaulted the woman in her home on saturday night. he demanded money and assaulted her. he is charged with robbery,
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rape and false imprisonment. 5:07. turnout at gun shows are increasing. thousands attended a show at the cow palace over the weekend. many say they showed up because of possible stricter gun and ammunition laws. california already has the toughest gun laws in the nation. the show owner says tougher laws hurt his business. >> it is more difficult to do business. >> no one was able to walk away with a new gun from the show. in california, there's a 10-day waiting period and a rigorous background check. tomorrow, vice president joe biden is expected to give president obama his recommendation on how to curb gun violence. meanwhile, the head of the nra david king offered his own idea on how to stop gun violence. here's what he said on cnn's "state of the union." >> one of the things that we have pushed for, for a number of years is including those who have been adjudicated to be mental incompetent and potentially dangerous on the
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list of those people who are prohibited from buying firearms. that has not been done. >> he believes republican lawmakers will not support an outright ban on assault weapons. on cbs' "face the nation," senator john mccain said he would not support such legislation. residents of newtown, connecticut are debating the future of sandy hook elementary school. reopen it or tear it down? the site of last month's mass shooting killed 20 children and six adults. it's still a crime scene. sandy hook students and teachers are holding classes at school in a neighboring town. yesterday newtown residents packed the high school auditorium to discuss what to do with the school now. >> i don't think it should [ indiscernible ] [ inaudible ] >> residents discussed the possibility of tearing the school down or demolishing only the portion where people died. some say it should stay standing and reopen.
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school officials plan to meet privately with victims' families for their input. after the mass murder at sandy hook public schools in san francisco are readying safety drills for students and teachers. district officials are working with police to carry out an active shooter drill for the first time. in addition, police will soon have digital versions of the floor plans for all of san francisco's public schools and those maps will be viewable on smartphones. a consultant hired by pg&e defends the utility against allegations that its pipeline safety program was lax prior to the deadly san bruno explosion in 2010. the consultant testified last week that pg&e had an effective program to check its pipeline system. the consultant testified that the ntsb was wrong when it found pg&e did not adequately monitor its pipelines. in other headlines, a fire destroyed a mobile home in mountain view. the trailer at the sahara village mobile home park went up in flames yesterday morning. nobody was hurt. and no word yet on what might
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have caused that fire. and more than a dozen people at the hilton in san jose say a chemical odor made them sick yesterday. guests staying on the 18th floor all complained about irritated throats and eyes. hazmat says air quality tests were negative. nobody was hospitalized. we are less than a week away from the start of the national hockey league season. the sharks officially opened training camp yesterday and fans greeted the team in san jose. the sharks opened up the regular season -- open up the regular season next sunday night in calgary. the players have a new contract and the lockout is over. >> i'm glad they finally put their differences aside and gave the fans what we deserve, a hockey team. >> we were very upset with the lockout. hockey is a huge part ofyour household and when we heard there was a lockout, we didn't know what to do with ourselves. >> now they do. the nhl season is being shortened to 48 games and they will all be within the conference. the sharks' first home game is january 24.
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there are a number of fan problems at the 49ers' final game at candlestick park this season. 92 people were ejected from the packers-9ers game saturday night. 25 more were arrested for drunkenness in public and two others were arrested for auto burglaries. the cold weather didn't stop hundreds from going pantless yesterday. it was the annual no pants subway ride. folks were encouraged to ride bart fully dressed except no pants. they were, however, expected to wear underwear. nudity is forbidden. the event really doesn't have an agenda. it's all for fun. >> we are out here having a good time in a crazy city in the middle of the winter. >> the no pants ride began in new york back in 2002. now it's an international event with riders in 59 cities around the world going pant less.
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>> there you go. hilarious. >> do they do it in denver. >> no. >> it's 1 degree there. >> sorry about your football. >> thanks for bringing it up. the latest grip for the 787 dream liner. >> what lance armstrong could admit in an interview with oprah winfrey this week. >> and snowless in seattle? no problem, how the emerald city still broke a snowball fight record. aj ♪ ♪ ♪ if loving you is wrong, i
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threw snowballs- in the largest snowball fight on record... le washington. that looks like fun, doesn't it? about 6,000 people threw snowballs in the large he is snowball fight on record. this is -- largest snowball fight on record. organizers trucked in 162,000 pounds of snow in seattle, washington, and sold tickets to seattle's snow date. the 6,000 participants beat the record held by the korea. that's fun. >> it doesn't snow that much in seattle. they had to import it. >> can you imagine all that snow on the roads? >> i know. that's cool. i have never done that before
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participate in a world record- breaker type things they try to do. that's neat. >> you haven't lived yet. >> i haven't. that's on my checklist. outside this morning, no snow but we are getting reports of black ice so we have a weather related concern this morning. heading to work or wherever you're off to, this is the san mateo bridge. so the black ice is not specifically here. it's closer towards half moon bay. westbound and eastbound 92 reports of black ice in both directions between skyline and half moon bay so just a heads up. otherwise, pretty quiet across the bay area. here's a live look at your drive times heading back to work on this monday morning. so far, at least you wouldn't have a lot of company on the road this early in the morning. 19 minutes down the eastshore freeway from the carquinez bridge to the maze. westbound 24, still free and clear leaving walnut creek heading out towards the maze. just a heads up over the weekend, sfo they closed that runway. they have been doing ongoing improvements so that runway is set to reopen this morning at 8:00.
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so no longer any delays but the roadway or that runway is set to close once again this coming weekend, as well. now, not a lot of roadwork out there this morning. we just checked in with caltrans. the one area where we're still seeing it is southbound 880 approaching the alameda. that off-ramp remains blocked. you can see this is a live look in that area. so far things look good up and down on the main lines of the freeway and through milpitas. everything is great for silicon valley commute westbound 237 no delay heading out towards san jose. that is a check of your "timesaver traffic." for more on these frosty conditions on the roads and in the air, here's lawrence. >> hey, elizabeth, have you had that flu yet? >> no, i haven't but i know you did. >> what a great time. [ laughter ] >> what a fabulous time! [ laughter ] >> highly recommend it. >> good to know. >> i'm just kidding. i hope you don't get it, folks. it's rough. out the door, we have some very cold temperatures out there. you can see that air just plunging from the north back down into the bay area. cold air right from the
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continent making its way across the bay area so the temperatures dropping like a rock this morning. widespread frost again expected and mostly sunny into the afternoon but the temperatures are going to be staying cool and dry and warmer maybe even spring-like as we get in toward the middle of the week. still freeze warnings are up for many of the interior valleys as we watch those temperatures dropping outside. so far there's been just enough of a wind to keep those temperatures up but we are going to see 20s popping up outside. right now we have 35 degrees in livermore, 32 and freezing in san rafael, 33 in santa rosa and 34 degrees in san jose. i think we are looking at better weather ahead the next couple of days as this ridge begins to slide over the bay area. that's going to help to moderate temperatures so not as cold later on tonight in toward tomorrow morning and then we have much warmer days ahead even mid-60s by the middle of the week. around the state 50s for today. 51 fresno. 29 sunny lake tahoe, 52 degrees
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monterey bay. skies clear all day long according to our futurecast model and really right through tonight again. it will be another cold night again toward tonight and tomorrow morning. not as cold as this morning. today 52 in milpitas, 53 in san jose, and 51 in pacifica. east bay temperatures running up into the 40s and 50s. and then looking out as we head to the north bay maybe mid-50s in toward santa rosa. the next couple of days looks like we are going to see some mostly clear skies and then looks like the temperatures running up into the mid-60s toward wednesday and thursday. usually we get one week in january where it almost feels like spring and i think this will be that week. >> that's a winner. >> next week maybe some rain. >> that's winter. more problems for that new boeing 787 dreamliner. japan airlines says the same plane with a fuel leak in
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boston leaked fuel again. the government stepped in this time around ordering a review of the new high-tech aircraft after a number of problems reported last week. despite the probe, though, the government says the 787 is safe to fly. oracle is fixing its java software at homeland security urged people to disable the program. hackers figured out how to exploit a security bug to attack pcs allowing them to commit crimes such as identity theft. the company says the problem is in the most recent version java 7 and other software designed for web browsers. lance armstrong says he will speak candidly about the doping scandal that led to his ban from the sport. he will talk to oprah winfrey at his home in austin, texas. he reportedly plans to give a "limited" confession and apologies, as well. last year he was stripped of his 7 tour de france titles. no word if he will jump on the couch. >> a think a lot of people are
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waiting to hear -- i think a lot of people are waiting to hear what he has to say. >> sounds like he did it. it is 5:21 right now. a slight speed bump. the warriors fall to another potential play-off team. >> they did and they were ahead in that one and the 49ers opponent in the nfc championship all set. the showdown is next sunday. highlights coming up.
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good morning! >> reporter: a live look at three traffic cameras for ya. golden gate, bay bridge and san mateo bridge. traffic all moving at the limit. we are just getting reports of a new problem in oakland on 880. we'll talk about that coming up. how about some sports? the 49ers have their owe ownnent for the nfc championship next weekend. it was decided in the 4th quarter yesterday in atlanta. seattle took a one-point lead after coming from behind late in the game but with 8 seconds left atlanta made a 49-yard field goal. it was the falcons 30, seahawks 28 so the 9ers will play at atlanta next sunday. and bay area native tom brady is going back to the afc championship game against the baltimore ravens. brady passed for three scores
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to make a winningest post- season in the history in the romp of the houston, texas. brady won 17 play-off games in his career. the patriots beat the texans in massachusetts 41-28. play of the day, the perfect toss an amazing athleticism. shannon scott tosses the yap in transition. sam thompson one-handed. sweet. 15th ranked ohio state beating number 2 michigan, 56-53. >> can you imagine san francisco giants won the world series, can you imagine the 49ers win the super bowl? >> i can. they may be the best team with kaepernick the way he played over the weekend? it would have been fun if they played the broncos? >> for me? >> way to rub the salt in the wound. at least the 49ers won. they looked great doing it. 5:25. will and kate reveal the due date. when we can expect a new prince
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or princess. >> grab a jacket and turn up the heat because it is another cold morning in the bay area. temperatures dipping into the 20s and 30s, we'll have the weather conditions in your neighborhood coming up. >> and some desperate times in oakland. the city's new call for outside help after a violent and very deadly weekend.
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[ telephone rings ] good evening this is flo. [laughs] yes, i'm that flo. aren't you sweet! licensed phone-ups available 24/7. call 1-800-progressive. >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald. well, the freeze is on. a live look at the temperature sign in walnut creek this morning. reading at 31 degrees. very chilly out there. we have more cold ahead. good morning, it's monday, september 14. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone.
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i'm frank mallicoat. >> 5:30 right now. four straight nights of frosty temperatures in the bay and the only man who can fix it is to our left. >> i think i can fix it. toward the next couple of days may be feeling like spring. how about that! >> i'll take that. temperatures down in the 20s and 30s right now. you see all that cold air plunging off the continent back into the bay area and that's why these temperatures are s cold. the air is so dry. we have freeze warnings in the interior valleys especially in the north and east bays. temperatures into the 20s and 30s until 9 a.m. then thawing out. mostly clear skies across the bay area. huge dome of high pressure beginning to build in. 34 san jose. 38 san francisco. 35 degrees in livermore.
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so we'll see widespread frost all around the bay area. this afternoon in the 50s and mid-50s in the north bay valleys and that's about as warm as it's going to get but we do have some warmer weather on the way. first, though, let's talk about these cold temperatures with elissa harrington in walnut creek in the cold. elissa. >> reporter: i grew up in walnut creek and it doesn't get this cold. the lows are usually in the mid- 30s. right now if we look at this electronic sign outside the bank. let's check the latest, 31 degrees. over the weekend temperatures are in the low 20s a very big difference than usual. there is a freeze warning in the east bay. we are in the middle of a cold.5 and it was chillier over the weekend 23 degrees in walnut creek, 26 san jose, 22 in santa rosa. four consecutive nights there was a freeze warning in effect and many people who live around here aren't used to this type of weather. the bay area has been bundling
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up and staying inside. >> if the temperature is like above 85 or below 50 we complain. other parts of the country would be amused that this was a news story 25 degrees. >> reporter: even though the sun is shining, high temperatures were just in the 40s and 50s. forecasters predict a couple of more days of this chilly weather. we'll have more on cbssf.com. live in walnut creek, elissa harrington, cbs 5. 5:32 now. citrus growers in southern california are sweating it out. another cold morning in their groves, as well. navel oranges and lemons have apparently survived without much damage but there may be damage to the mandarin crop. people who run nurseries are also on edge. a landscape supply company here, their owner says he was able to salvage some of his trees. new this morning, one person was injured at an apartment fire in berkeley. flames broke out around midnight at one of the units at the building on 2300 block of
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acton street. a resident did suffer some smoke inhalation and arm burns. none of the other four units was damaged. no word on what might have caused the fire. 5:33. let's get a check on the roads with elizabeth. how's it looking? >> new problem in oakland. i mentioned this earlier. we are trying to figure out now where there were in reports it was a stalled big rig and now it may be a possible accident. so whatever it is, we know the location is southbound 880 approaching 16th avenue. we don't see any delays on our sensors but even if it's a stalled out big rig often times that causes major delays because they have to work to clear it. it takes a while to clear that once they get tow crews on scene. good to go past the oakland coliseum towards downtown at least in the northbound lanes. drive time still in the green no delays, 16 minutes between 238 and the maze. also black ice on 92 between skyline and half moon bay.
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this came up on our chp reports very early this morning. here's a live look at 101 near trimble in san jose. headlights are southbound but both directions are moving at the limit. that's traffic. back to you guys. >> thank you. a big announcement expected today from oakland police and city leaders. they hope to share a plan of action after a deadly violent weekend. a group of people was shot at on seminary drive last night multiple people injured. but no one was killed. there were a total of three nonfatal shootings yesterday. friday, four people were killed in separate incidents. no arrests. some city leaders say they have had enough. >> i think that not only a stat of emergency but we also need to call out, reach out to other law enforcement. if it's the u.s. marshal, sheriff, state police, that's what oakland needs to immediately to be able to deal with this crime issue. >> in this new year there have already been six homicides.
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last year there were 131, the most the city has seen in six years. this afternoon, two oakland men accused of killing two girls are scheduled to enter their pleas. 15-year-old raquel gerstel and 16-year-old bobbie sartain were shot to death on an east oakland street in late november. court documents show that one man admitted shooting them. another man is charged with being an accessory. a rape suspect is under arrest after allegedly assaulting a woman in her apartment. police say jovan jones barged into the apartment on telegraph hill as the 26-year-old woman arrived home on saturday night. jones allegedly demanded money and raped her. he was arrested in the backyard on green street. gun control talks are expected to resume tomorrow on capitol hill. the vice president joe biden will give his recommendations
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on the matter. susan mcginnis shows us how both sides of the issue are reacting. >> reporter: gun shows like this one in daly city, california, are packed with record crowds one month after the shooting at an elementary schools in newtown, connecticut. >> it looks like the current political climate created an artificial demand. >> reporter: gun dealers in the country say they have seen a dramatic increase in sales as lawmakers consider a federal ban on assault weapons. >> we believe that gun violence is a public health crisis. >> reporter: hundreds rallied in seattle yesterday in support of gun control. >> i think that there are more rational reasonable people who understand the difference between assault weapons and, you know, other types of guns that you might have for hunting purposes. >> reporter: vice president joe biden will give president obama his recommendations for curbing gun violence tomorrow. they could include restrictions on assault weapons and high capacity magazines as well as
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background checks on all gun buyers. the head of the national rifle association says he believes there's not enough support in congress to ban assault weapons. >> i would say that the likelihood is they are not going to be able to get an assault weapons ban through this congress. >> reporter: it's a view many republicans share including senator john mccain, who spoke on cbs' "face the nation." >> did you think an assault weapons ban can pass the congress? >> no. >> do you think it should? >> no. >> reporter: the nra is pushing for laws that would restrict the mentally ill from owning guns. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. democratic senator charles schumer from new york is urging the nation's major gun retailers, including walmart and sports authority, to suspect the sales of assault style weapons. people in newtown, connecticut are facing a difficult decision: what to do with the school that was the scene of a massacre. residents passed a high school
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auditorium yesterday -- packed a high school auditorium yesterday to discuss the school. 26 people were killed there. >> my 2-year-old thinks the school is broken and we are going to fix it and my opinion is i don't want to see the land and the building stay empty and broken. i want to do something with it. >> residents discussed the possibility of tearing the school down completely or demolishing only the portions where people died. some say it should stay standing and reopen. school officials plan to meet privately with victims' families for their input. following the sandy hook incident, san francisco public schools are preparing safety drills for students and teachers. district officials are working with police to carry out an active shooter drill. they will have digital versions of the floor plans for all san francisco public schools and those maps will be viewable on
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smartphones. classes will be held today at contra costa county schools where dozens of students became sick. county health officials say they are still looking into how 90 students at the burton valley elementary school in lafayette got symptoms of the norovirus including vomiting, diarrhea and stomach pain. school classrooms were disinfected over the weekend a pizza chain settled a plant with san francisco that it didn't follow the city's healthcare law. they will spend $320,000 some of that about $200,000 to current and former employees who were eligible for healthcare benefits but didn't get any. a city investigation discovered the chain charged customers a surcharge without using the money for healthcare as required. over time is taking a big bite out of the muni budget in san francisco. 22 of the biggest overtime earners in the city last year were muni employees. they racked up a total of $18 million in overtime.
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ten muni supervisors made more than $100,000 in overtime according to the "chronicle." bart is proposing changes to deal with overcrowding at its montgomery and embarcadero stations in san francisco. the transit is planning on removing large seating disks in the middle of the platform and replacing them with thinner benches. bart will also take out rarely used pay phones. there is a proposal to charge riders extra who get off at the two stations during peak hours. 5:40. smog so bad you can't see the skyscraper. the city where pollution is off the charges. >> not bad for 60. the corvette gets a stunning makeover and it's not just the look getting an upgrade.
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of the what company planned. apple hasn't commented on the story. company shares dipped almost 4% in premarket trading. wall street looking for a fairly flat open on this monday. >> dow futures are down just a fraction. ashley morrison of cbsmoneywatch.com joins us. >> good morning. asian markets rallied on positive data expected for china's quarter. hong kong's hang seng gained .5%, the shanghai composite up 3% while tokyo's nikkei is closed. wall street awaits quarterly earns reports from major banks including goldman sachs, jpmorgan chase, citigroup and bank of america. dow up friday 17, nasdaq up 3. bad news for commuters if you are filling up your car before heading to work this morning. the national average for a gallon of gas is climbing once again reversing months of steady declines. the lundberg survey reports the price surged 7 senses in the
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past three weeks. the national average is now at $3.32. and facebook is expected to make a big announcement tomorrow. the social media networking site isn't giving clues. it may be a facebook branded smartphone or an update on its new campus or new search engine. the facebook invite to the news conference simply says, come and see what we're building. and they are certainly building mystery. very apple of them. >> very. very apple-like. >> serious there. >> how about chevrolet and gm? they unveiled the new corvette. i guess it's got a new look and it's all green as well, right? >> reporter: up. it is. this is the 2014 corvette stingray that we're talking about. it was unveiled yesterday in detroit. it is the first new version of the american muscle car in nine years redesigned to meet government safety and fuel requirements requirement. they are not saying what the
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cost is but they have not brought back the stingray since the '70s. >> it now gets 12 miles per gallon. >> exactly. [ laughter ] >> nice looking car. thank you, ashley morrison of cbsmoneywatch.com. have a good week. i could see lawrence actually in that car. >> the stingray is back! >> get you out of the pinto. folks, around the bay area it's getting cold out there. these temperatures plummetting outside. down to the 20s and 30s. got that cold arctic air that's dropping in right over the state and back into california. and it looks like it is here to stay at least for this morning going to keep those temperatures down across the board even in the afternoon. it is going to be cool but mostly sunny. and then it looks like we are staying dry the better part of the week. some warmer temperatures coming our way maybe even spring-like weather towards wednesday and thursday but freeze warnings are up this morning. these temperatures unofficially down into the 20s in some of the valleys, 30s elsewhere and it looks like as we head in
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toward the next couple of days temperatures moderate overnight and even by day. right now here's some of the official numbers. 34 degrees in san jose. 36 in redwood city. 33 in oakland. and 32 degrees in san rafael. high pressure is going to slide in across the bay area over the next couple of days as it builds in not going to be as cold at night. spring-like toward the middle of the week. 50s in the central valley, 29 for a high in lake tahoe and 37 degrees in yosemite. around the bay area temperatures up into the low 40s towards san jose. 51 in union city. east bay temperatures only in the 50s and 40s. inside the bay temperatures mainly in the 50s this afternoon. looking out over the next couple of days, we are looking at warmer weather on the way, maybe some mid-60s by wednesday and thursday. dry into the weekend, elizabeth. >> i remember that from the previous year, you're right, like it's one week in january you can suddenly wear flip- flops in san francisco. all right. thank you, lawrence.
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let's go outside right now antifreeze is on for this morning. in fact, we are getting reports of black ice in some parts of the bay area. not over at the bay bridge. instead some delays it looks like just so far in some of the cash lanes. no metering lights yet. and you can see in the fastrak in those middle lanes so far things look pretty good. we have some updated information for you now about this problem spot we were watching in oakland. southbound 880 approaching 16th avenue. turns out it is a stalled big rig not an accident. and it's already off to the right-hand shoulder. so obviously it is not going to be an issue this morning if you are heading out of downtown heading towards hayward or towards oakland coliseum. this is a live look closer towards 66 oakland airport. southbound traffic so far moving at the limit. it continues to look that way all the way down towards highway 92. this is where you find that black ice that i was talking about. chp has said black ice has been reported on highway 92 between skyline boulevard and half moon bay. so just a heads up this area could get a little icy in
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spots. you never know when you're just going to hit a spot so be careful if your commute takes you across that stretch this morning. elsewhere here's a live look at the golden gate bridge, more lanes open to southbound traffic after lane changes and two thumbs up towards doyle drive. back to you guys. >> thank you. president obama says u.s. forces assisted a french operation aimed the arrest skewing one of its citizens -- aimed the arrest skewing a citizen. the u.s. provided limited technical support. he says american combat aircraft briefly entered somalia but didn't use weapons. one year after the cruise ship disaster in italy survivors and family members returned to the scene for a day of remembrance. government leaders met with victims' families to remember the 32 people who died in the shipwreck. they released a chunk of rock once embedded in the cruise liner back out to sea and some attended a memorial mass. >> it was a chance i think for
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the families to get together. a lot of these people are friends. >> the luxury cruise liner slammed into a wreath last year after the captain took it off course. he is not facing any formal charges at this time. >> hard to believe that ship is still out there, too. 5:50. china's battling dangerously high levels of air pollution. the u.s. embassy in beijing has been recording pollution levels beyond index which means it exceeds even the worst category on air quality index. last night it scored a staggering 755 out of 500. the city is expected to stay clouded in smog until winds pick up on wednesday. last year smog and haze forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights into bay bridge and during the olympics they had problems. they shut down a lot of the industry just so the air would clear. >> that's why people wear masks there. 5:50 right now. eat right, exercise, and tweet? how social media could be the
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through the front doors during business hours. police say an elderly driver lost c scary moments inside a chicago apple store where a car plowed through the front doors during business hours. police say an elderly driver lost control of his lincoln town car, shards of glass all over the ground. one person had minor injuries. investigators are trying to figure out the cause of the swerving. in health news, you may be able to tweet your way to losing weight. a new study from the university of south carolina found that
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twitter can help you lose weight. researchers followed nearly 100 people. the group connected to twitter received informational tweets from a weight loss counselor and provided support for one another. the group lost more weight than the nontweeters. >> there you go. 5:54. royal watchers now have a royal baby due date. buckingham palace announcing today the prince baby of prince william and kate middleton is due sometime in july. the baby will be third in line for the british throne a big night for ben affleck at the golden globes. his movie argo stealing the top honors. >> host amy poehler an tina fey
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were a huge hit. the night was full of surprises. even former president bill clinton showed up to introduce best picture nominee "lincoln." he was greeted with a standing ovation. among the other winners best comedy or musical with "les miserables," best actor in a drama daniel day-lewis for "lincoln." he was incredible. actress in a drama jessica chastain for "zero dark thirty." actor in a comedy or musical hugh jackman for "les mis." jennifer lawrence for silver linings playbook. haven't seen that. a lot of nominees. jodie foster was honored with a cecil b. demille last night. the 50-year-old actress surprised some by talking about her sexual orientation. during that speech she said she "came out" to friends and family "1,000 years ago." >> that was the first time she was open about it. ben affleck, he got a standing ovation because a lot of people
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say he got snubbed for the oscar nominations. so there you go. he validated last night. >> i guess he forgot to thank george clooney. but his wife did. i was up all night watching it. the next half hour, a sibling reunion 60 years in the making. how a 7-year-old and his ipad made it all happen. the bay area's waking up to another very chilly morning. just how cold is it where you live and when can we finally expect temperatures to warm up again? we'll have that coming up. and the town of newtown, connecticut debates a very difficult decision. the passionate arguments about the future of the sandy hook elementary school.
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action.. after a streak of violence over the weekend. and: today mar city leaders call a state of emergency in oakland. the plan of action after a
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streak of violence over the weekend. >> and today is a month since the elementary school tragedy in newtown, connecticut. the difficult question about the future of that elementary school. >> clear and cold freeze warnings up for much of the bay area. maybe a taste of spring coming our way. we'll talk about that coming up. >> traffic is busy on westbound 80 in berkeley. live look down the eastshore freeway. a full look at your morning commute coming up. good morning. it is monday, january 14. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm michelle griego. time now is 6:00. don't say good-bye to the 20s and 30s just yet because it's another frosty morning. >> yeah. i didn't have too much frost on the windshield but it was cold. >> very cold, very dry outside. so we are going to see frost but chilly temperatures down to 22 at mount diablo right now. cold in the bay area, no getting around that. cold arctic air is plunging into the bay area. we have told temperatures even at the coast, could see frost ther

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